Crime & Public Safety.
Nearly three months after abruptly cancelling a press conference on the ongoing homicide investigation into the death of an 89-year-old Hilltown Township woman, the Bucks County District Attorney has no new leads or updates on the case.
The District Attorney told the Bucks County Herald that there was “nothing new” and the investigation is active.
Hilltown Township Police Chief Chris Engelhart told the newspaper that also said there was no new information.
At the time of the cancellation in July, officials said it was due to “new developments” in the case and stated that more information would be shared “at the appropriate time," according to the Bucks County Herald.
The investigation centers on the July 10, 2025 shooting death of Anne Miller Turner, who was found in her Rickert Road home around 7:20 p.m. that evening. The Bucks County Coroner’s Office said Turner had been shot in the chest and back.
Hilltown Township Police said there was no evidence of forced entry into the residence, though investigators noted signs that they described as potentially “suspicious.”
Turner, a lifelong resident of the region, was remembered by her family as a devoted mother and community member.
According to her obituary, Turner was born in Abington and graduated from Abington High School in 1953. She raised three children and was active in local volunteerism, including efforts with Meals on Wheels, Grand View Hospital and the Presbyterian Church of Deep Run in Perkasie, where she was a member.
She was married to the late Robert W. Turner and previously to Charles Dale Hartshorne, with whom she traveled extensively during his service in the U.S. Air Force. Her family said she was known for her warmth, hospitality, homemade desserts, and her love for people and pets alike.
She is survived by her children James Hartshorne and his wife Linda Wells, of Marshfield, Vermont, Suzanne Hartshorne and her companion, Nancy Nase, of Hilltown, and Scott Hartshorne and his wife Melissa Dillon, Las Vegas Nevada; a granddaughter, Erica Fowler and her husband Jeffrey St John and two great grandchildren, Gavin and Kendall Anne Fowler.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Hilltown Township Police at 215-453-6011 or the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office.
